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Serge Lutens L orpheline vs Dolce&Gabbana Velvet Desert Oud
Velvet Desert Oud is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
———Accords
Musky
100%
Amber
98%
Smoky
90%
Balsamic
68%
Powdery
65%
Warm spicy
60%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
L'orpheline by Serge Lutens is a fragrance for women and men. L'orpheline was launched in 2014. The fragrance features Incense and Musk. 1. Yet another girl! Yes, if you believe that she is the abandoned part of me. Child, I have cut the world in two. On the one hand, a girl, The Vanquished – not the loser! - and more precisely, that which germinated in her and which in myself, I raised; and on the other, a boy, The Victor. For a child, the world comes down to three people: himself, his mother and his father. Without everyone making such a clear-cut choice as mine, each one will be dependent on it throughout his life.2. Did your choice present itself as the mother? Not the mother, her wound; I bore it. It is undeniably an identification. As for each and every one of us, I owe my life to chance. The famous throw of the dice appears exemplary to me – it is a sacred number – it is the one which leads us there where we should have been born or not to have been. I shall not recall the significant episodes of my destiny but, between what was and what I felt, the difference was greater. However, the child is the clairvoyant: he foresees. Since I accorded all the qualities of the feminine to the wound, she named me.3. From now on, should we understand that the masculine was denied in you? From what to my eyes was officially required: the army, authority, power, order, moralism, yes. I was at war with the Male: Maleficence. It can be expected that from this moment, I invent a woman and bring us up to date, it is the baptism of blood.4. Coming back to the orphan girl. Is this you? No, originally it was a virgin territory, it attracted me but I didn’t recognise myself there; this territory which I denied was that of men. My mother, she was the wrath and I, her son, its revenge.5. And the father, where is he? The father is the declared enemy. I was hatred on Earth, on Father. Of the mother I was the figurehead, and of the father the assassin. The wound did not heal. I could blind myself but I could see: the father was immortal. From him I keep the feminine which he betrayed.6. How did you recover the road to perfume in this labyrinth? It is the memory, forgiveness and like this, what we have today, it was able to survive: From the dust. It is not only in the feminine but it also has no plural. It is the wake of my life, that which remains when all has disappeared. It is the invisible which, veil after veil, there where it is forgotten, fades into grey.—Serge Lutens
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Notes
———Accords
Amber
100%
Oud
70%
Smoky
64%
Musky
60%
Balsamic
51%
Powdery
50%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
winterfallspring
About
Velvet Desert Oud by Dolce&Gabbana is a Oriental fragrance for women and men. Velvet Desert Oud was launched in 2013. Velvet Desert Oud wafts like a breeze through the dunes of a desert. The fragrance seduces with classic Middle Eastern incense notes topping a heart of mysterious oud and the sweetness and depth of amber. The lingering soft musky base notes leave a final memory of the sweet seduction.Velvet Desert Oud is an Eau de Parfum available in 50 ml flacons.
Rating
4.06vs4.34
Ratings
3,933vs943
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2014vs2013
Which should I buy?
Velvet Desert Oud is the community's favourite of the two.
- Velvet Desert Oud is rated higher by the community: 4.34 from 943 ratings, against 4.06 from 3,933.
- Longevity votes lean "moderate" for L orpheline and "long lasting" for Velvet Desert Oud.
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for fall and winter.
- Serge Lutens is a premium house (typically $100–250), while Dolce&Gabbana is mid-range (typically $40–100).
Buy Velvet Desert Oud if you want the higher-rated option; pick L orpheline if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.